On 27/08/11 20:02, The Iron Jelloid wrote:
o I'm afraid you'll have to accept that
"gay" stopped having "bright and cheerful" as its primary meaning almost
half a century ago.

It is depressing but predictable that those who moan about the new
meaning of "gay" rarely if ever complain that "faggot" should still mean
"bundle of wood" and that "queer" should still mean "odd".

Ian